A report from the NSPCC shows 2015/16 saw almost 19,000 children admitted to hospital for self harm with an alarming 14% rise in three years. The 18,778 children aged between 11 and 18 were hospitalised in England and Wales, this statistic is up from 16,416 in 2013/14.

We spoke to Emily Cherry from the NSPCC about why such a shocking number of young people are turning to self harm as a coping mechanism.

New measures to tackle the gender pay gap come into force today. For the first time the difference between men and women's salaries will be published online. It's hoped that the move will shine a light on workplace practices that could be preventing women from reaching the top of their organisations.

Almost 19 thousand children were admitted to hospital in England and Wales over the last year as a result of self harming. That's according to figures obtained by the NSPCC which show a 14 percent rise since 2013.

The conservatives have held the Sleaford and North Hykeham seat overnight. Their candidate Caroline Johnson won by a clear majority taking 17,570 votes to beat UKIP's Victoria Ayling, who had 4,426. Labour slipped from second place in the 2015 general election to fourth. The by election was prompted by the resignation of Tory MP Stephen Philips who disagreed with the government over brexit.

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will be bracing himself today for a potentially testing tour of the Middle East after accusing British ally Saudi Arabia of being behind "proxy wars".

The profit produced from council parking charges has reached a record high of three quarters of a billion pounds, a nine percent leap on last year. The figures, from the RAC Foundation, relate to on and off street parking, and penalty notices in England.

Junk food advertising is to be banned across all children's media - including online and social - in a landmark decision to help tackle childhood obesity. The new rules will ban the advertising of food or drink high in fat, salt or sugar across all non-broadcast media targeted at under-16s from July next year.

Child Psychologist Emma Kenny and Tim Rycroft from the Food and Drink Federation joined us to discuss their opposing views on the advertising ban.

While Tim believes the industry is taking strides to deal with the obesity crisis, Emma states the media ban isn't good enough to change the way we deal with food.

After news today that giraffes are in danger of extinction, Kate told fellow presenters of her own up close and personal encounter with a giraffe. A bemused Susanna and Ben watched old footage of Kate feeding a giraffe from her own mouth!

Giraffes have now been classed as vulnerable to extinction with numbers down 40 per cent in the last three decades.

Yvette Cooper, Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee, joined us in the studio this morning to discuss the launch of an inquiry into the subject of immigration. The Home Affairs Select Committee will be holding events around the UK to find out what people want when it comes to immigration.